Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted New Jersey (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.1 26.0 20.8 5.2 29.0 23.9 5.1 December -0.1 28.7 22.8 5.9 27.4 21.4 6.0 1993 March -2.0 25.5 20.1 5.4 32.3 24.9 7.4 June 4.1 34.6 26.4 8.2 22.3 18.2 4.1 September -0.2 26.2 21.3 4.9 28.7 23.6 5.1 December -0.5 28.9 23.6 5.3 26.6 20.8 5.8 1994 March -3.0 24.4 19.5 4.9 33.5 25.6 7.9 June 4.9 36.1 26.7 9.4 22.5 18.0 4.5 September 1.1 27.3 21.6 5.7 28.1 23.5 4.6 December 0.2 29.0 23.3 5.7 26.8 21.3 5.5 1995 March -2.1 25.5 20.5 5.0 31.7 24.6 7.1 June 3.3 32.9 25.3 7.6 23.6 19.3 4.3 September -3.0 25.4 20.9 4.5 31.4 23.9 7.5 December 3.0 30.4 22.8 7.6 25.9 21.3 4.6 1996 March -0.9 26.4 20.0 6.4 32.2 24.9 7.3 June 2.3 32.3 25.8 6.5 22.6 18.4 4.2 September 0.2 25.8 20.9 4.9 28.3 23.6 4.7 December 0.3 29.1 23.3 5.8 26.4 20.9 5.5 1997 March -2.6 25.8 20.8 5.0 31.7 24.1 7.6 June 3.5 33.1 25.6 7.5 22.4 18.4 4.0 September 0.5 25.2 20.9 4.3 27.1 23.3 3.8 December -1.6 28.3 23.5 4.8 27.5 21.1 6.4 1998 March 0.2 27.9 20.1 7.8 31.5 23.9 7.6 June 2.9 31.5 25.2 6.3 21.8 18.4 3.4 September -0.9 25.7 20.2 5.5 29.6 23.2 6.4 December -0.8 30.1 23.7 6.4 27.5 20.3 7.2 1999 March 0.4 29.6 20.2 9.4 32.7 23.7 9.0 June 3.2 34.1 25.4 8.7 24.2 18.7 5.5 September -0.2 26.6 20.6 6.0 29.7 23.5 6.2 December 0.0 29.6 23.6 6.0 26.5 20.5 6.0 2000 March 0.4 28.9 20.8 8.1 31.6 23.9 7.7 June 2.1 32.5 25.7 6.8 23.9 19.2 4.7 September -1.9 25.1 20.9 4.2 30.3 24.2 6.1 December 1.0 30.2 23.5 6.7 26.5 20.8 5.7 2001 March -2.2 25.0 20.1 4.9 31.5 24.4 7.1 June 3.6 32.4 25.3 7.1 22.9 19.4 3.5 September -0.6 24.3 19.6 4.7 30.0 24.7 5.3 December -0.9 25.9 22.5 3.4 26.2 21.9 4.3 2002 March -0.7 25.5 19.7 5.8 30.5 24.0 6.5 June 1.3 29.9 24.3 5.6 23.7 19.4 4.3 September -0.5 24.1 19.9 4.2 28.8 24.1 4.7 December 1.1 27.0 21.9 5.1 25.0 21.0 4.0 2003 March -1.7 24.1 18.6 5.5 31.4 24.2 7.2 June 2.7 30.4 24.4 6.0 21.5 18.2 3.3 September -0.2 23.4 19.0 4.4 27.4 22.8 4.6 December 1.2 26.8 21.6 5.2 24.8 20.8 4.0 2004 March -3.0 24.3 19.7 4.6 30.7 23.1 7.6 June 2.1 31.0 25.0 6.0 22.2 18.3 3.9 September 0.5 24.6 19.7 4.9 28.1 23.7 4.4 December 1.6 27.0 22.1 4.9 23.9 20.6 3.3 2005 March -2.6 23.3 18.7 4.6 31.4 24.2 7.2 June 2.6 31.4 24.9 6.5 22.1 18.2 3.9 September 0.7 24.1 19.4 4.7 27.5 23.5 4.0 December 0.9 26.0 21.3 4.7 24.9 21.1 3.8 2006 March -0.9 24.3 19.5 4.8 28.9 23.2 5.7 June 1.2 30.0 24.2 5.8 22.7 18.1 4.6 September -0.2 23.1 18.8 4.3 28.2 23.7 4.5 December 0.7 26.2 21.4 4.8 24.8 20.7 4.1 2007 March -2.7 22.7 18.5 4.2 31.0 24.1 6.9 June 2.0 30.3 24.6 5.7 21.7 18.0 3.7 September 0.3 23.1 18.4 4.7 28.4 24.0 4.4 December 0.6 25.9 21.3 4.6 25.0 21.0 4.0 2008 March -2.7 22.5 18.6 3.9 30.5 23.9 6.6 June 2.9 29.2 23.0 6.2 21.8 18.5 3.3 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.